title: [Birth rate among adolescents in the district of San Miguelito, in 1987].
abstract: We surveyed the Registry of Live Births of women who lived in San Miguelito District, from january to december, 1987, and who gave birth in a hospital in Panama City or in their home. The study showed that 20.5% of those registered corresponded to mothers from 14 to 19 years old; and also that 71.2% of the mothers lived in the Belisario Porras area of San Miguelito. The global rate of births in minors of 19 years of age was 6.79%. The study showed also that 69.8% of the mothers were "common-law wives", 13.2% were married and 16.9% were single. We recommend the preparation of Sexual Education Programs to be used in the primary and secondary schools with the objective of achieving a sensible and responsible sexuality in the Panamanian adolescent.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Psiquiatría en la Región Metropolitana de Salud.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Penna Franco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001723:Birth Rate; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010176:Panama; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
vernacular_title: Partos en adolescentes del distrito de San Miguelito, en el año de 1987.